دورية أكاديمية
Satellite-based estimate of the direct and indirect aerosol climate forcing
العنوان: | Satellite-based estimate of the direct and indirect aerosol climate forcing |
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المؤلفون: | Quaas, Johannes, Boucher, Olivier, Bellouin, Nicolas, Kinne, Stefan |
مرشدي الرسالة: | Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Met Office |
المصدر: | Journal of Geophysical Research : Atmospheres (2008) 113, D05204 |
بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2015. |
سنة النشر: | 2015 |
المجموعة: | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
Original Material: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-177289 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/551, ddc:551, Klima, Aerosol, climate, aerosol |
الوصف: | The main uncertainty in anthropogenic forcing of the Earth’s climate stems from pollution aerosols, particularly their ‘‘indirect effect’’ whereby aerosols modify cloud properties. We develop a new methodology to derive a measurement-based estimate using almost exclusively information from an Earth radiation budget instrument (CERES) and a radiometer (MODIS). We derive a statistical relationship between planetary albedo and cloud properties, and, further, between the cloud properties and column aerosol concentration. Combining these relationships with a data set of satellite-derived anthropogenic aerosol fraction, we estimate an anthropogenic radiative forcing of -0.9 ± 0.4 Wm-2 for the aerosol direct effect and of -0.2 ± 0.1 Wm-2 for the cloud albedo effect. Because of uncertainties in both satellite data and the method, the uncertainty of this result is likely larger than the values given here which correspond only to the quantifiable error estimates. The results nevertheless indicate that current global climate models may overestimate the cloud albedo effect. |
Original Identifier: | oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:13453 |
نوع الوثيقة: | Article |
اللغة: | English |
الإتاحة: | https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A13453Test https://ul.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A13453/attachment/ATT-0Test/ |
حقوق: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
رقم الانضمام: | edsndl.DRESDEN.oai.qucosa.de.qucosa.13453 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations |
الوصف غير متاح. |